ATHENS, Ga. |  Ayana Emmanuel scored a team-high 18 points but the Alabama State University (0-2) women's basketball team fell short to the University of Georgia (2-0) 77-47 on Thursday night (Nov. 10) inside Stegeman Coliseum.

THE BASICS 
Score: Georgia - 77 | Alabama State - 47 
Records: Lady Hornets 0-2 | Lady Bulldogs 2-0 
Date: November 10, 2022 
Location: Athens, Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum 
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HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Ayana Emmanuel and DonYeil Bolton scored Alabama State's first points but Georgia jumped out to a 15-4 lead just six minutes into the contest.
• UGA ended the first quarter with a 23-5 advantage.
• Ayana Emmanuel chipped in six second-quarter points to send ASU into the locker room down 39-23. 
• The Lady Hornets tacked on 12 more points in the third quarter but the Bulldogs lead swelled to 23 points.
• Ryin Tillis added four points in the fourth quarter but Alabama State fell to UGA 77-47.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 

• Ayana Emmanuel scored a team-high 18 points, including a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
• Ashley Gray led the Lady Hornets in assists with three helpers. 
• Cordasia Harris and Ashley Gray tied for a team-high in rebounds with seven boards for Alabama State. 
• ASU's reserves scored 19 of the Lady Hornets' 47 points on the night.
• Ryin Tillis and Cordasia Harris contributed six points apiece.
• Alabama State shot 19-of-54 from the field and 7-of-10 from the foul line.
• Jayla Crawford and Talayah Hamilton led ASU in steals with two apiece. 
• DonYeil Bolton was a presence on the defensive end as she rejected a team-high three shots against Georgia.
• Alabama State scored eight points off turnovers and 24 points in the paint.

NEXT UP
Alabama State women's basketball heads to Starkville, Mississippi to take on Mississippi State on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. CT in Humphrey Coliseum.